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November 30, 2010
Holiday Chocolate Making ClassJoin Kate Shaffer of Black Dinah Chocolatiers for a Holiday Chocolate Making Class at the Inn December 11th or 12th. Learn how to make gorgeous chocolates for everyone on your holiday gift giving list Participants will get hands on instruction in the basic skills necessary for artisanal chocolate making. Kate will guide participants through tempering chocolate, flavoring [...]
September 29, 2010
Traditional Home ArticleWe are happy to be featured in the current (October 2010) issue of Traditional Home magazine which is on newsstands now. The article, written by Stephen Exel, a food editor and writer for the magazine, and photographed by photographer John Bessler, features our cooking school at the Inn. Included are some great photographs, a nice [...]
May 4, 2010
A Trip to ItalyMichael and I have created a foodie adventure… we’ll be exploring the scenic Farms & Villages of Southern Tuscany this fall. If you have the desire to learn something new, would like to explore several beautiful villages in Tuscany and like to cook – or just eat, then this may be the adventure you’ve been [...]
February 15, 2010
Happy Valentine's DayWe hope you had as much fun on Valentine’s Day as we did here at the Inn. The weekend was bustling with activity from private “Chef for a Day” cooking classes on Friday and Sunday to a chocolate cooking class for 14 people on Saturday with Kate Shaffer from Black Dinah Chocolates. We made chocolate truffles: [...]
November 30, 2009
Foodie Travel Makes A Fun GiftDo you know someone who loves to cook? Someone whose ideal vacation includes hands-on private cooking classes? If so, you have just found the perfect gift for this holiday season. Send your cooks to this Maine Bed and Breakfast, where they’ll breathe in plenty of fresh sea air and work up an appetite exploring the [...]
November 28, 2009
Pasta Cooking ClassAnother fun filled pasta cooking class at the Inn. This past weekend our guests learned how to make pasta in their own kitchens. Techniques included making the dough, coloring and flavoring different pastas (green from spinach, red from beets and yellow from eggs), rolling out and cutting various shapes of pasta, filling pastas such as raviolis [...]
August 14, 2009
Maine Outdoor Recreation and Culinary GetawaysA short drive from our Camden Maine bed and breakfast is scenic Lake Megunticook. Think cold, crystal clear waters and numerous boulder islands rising up from the depths. Roll up your pants and dip in your feet – that will be enough to cool you on a hot Maine day. Then hop in a canoe [...]
May 26, 2009
State of Maine Cheese TourLearn how to make Fresh Mozzarella cheese on your next trip to Camden. The State of Maine Cheese Factory (in Rockport, 5 minutes from the Hartstone and Hideaway Inns) offers tours and ”hands on” classes with owner Cathi Morrill. Cathi is, as a previous guest/student put it, ”enthusiastic about cheese making, warm and welcoming.” This is a great introduction to the process of [...]
April 30, 2009
Chef (Marla) for a Day in Camden!Our “Chef for a Day” program continues to be a very popular way for guests to experience the Hartstone Inn kitchen firsthand. Recently, a couple from Pennsylvania came to visit us and they joined me for two days in the kitchen, assisting in the preparation of dinner. It was a true pleasure working with Marla [...]
April 22, 2009
2009 Garden Series at the Hartstone InnWe are very excited about our new upcoming gardening series here at the Hartstone Inn and Hideaway featuring our vegetable garden guru, Shelley Johnson. Shelley tends all of the culinary gardens at the Inn and also grows produce on her farm for the Hartstone kitchen. She has a great wealth of knowledge when it comes to [...] |
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